​Benefits of Building MovingBuilding moving has many benefits. An immediate benefit is that it provides an economical alternative to building and provides instant equity - many of the people who move buildings do it for investment purposes.

Long run and far reaching benefits are environmental. By moving a pre-existing building, fewer natural resources are consumed in the building of a new one. A few branches, bushes and on some occasions an entire tree, may need to be removed to allow the moving of the building, but countless numbers of trees are saved in the long run. We like to think of ourselves as the ultimate tree huggers- as the building moving industry saves thousands of trees every year!

Many refer to building movers as "building recyclers" - those moved buildings would have ended up taking up space in our fast filling landfills. And construction and demolition waste contributes to about half of landfill space! We know finding new landfill space is getting increasingly difficult - no one wants a landfill in their backyard.

And did you know that building moving is considered the oldest recycling industry in the world? The first documented house move took place in 1598! Oxen were used to pull the buildings on wooden logs. So it seems only appropriate that it also helps preserve our past by saving historical buildings by moving (or recycling) them rather than destroying them.

Photos above, left to right: Historic building in Hartford with 24" thick solid stone walls! Historic Town Hall building moved for the Town of Muskego, and 1800's log cabin moved for the Town of Jackson Historical Society.Photo below: Saving a beautiful wood barn in Brookfield.